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Major reform of handling sexual violence in college on the line

Colleges could soon have new national standards for how they handle reported sexual assaults on their campuses, thanks to a provision in the latest re-authorization of the Violence Against Women Act, the Huffington Post reports. The Campus Sexual Violence Elimination (SaVE) Act was first introduced in 2010 [1] by Sen. Bob Casey (D-Pa.), but now depends on the passage of the Senate version of VAWA [2], which has incorporated much of its language. It’s the most significant reform of policy on how college sexual assaults are handled since the Jeanne Clery Act [3]of 1990 and the Campus Sexual Assault Victim’s Bill of Rights [4] of 1992. The SaVE Act would require that schools provide victims with contact information for legal assistance and for counseling and health services. Officials handling disciplinary proceedings would be required to receive annual trainings, and campus crime reports would be expanded to include reports of stalking and domestic violence…

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